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 MEDIA BRIEFING WITH UNWTO SECRETARY-GENERAL, TALEB RIFAI 
  
WHAT:                 UNWTO Secretary-General will meet the media to have an open discussion on the latest tourism  trends as well as the challenges shaping the sector in 2016 and beyond 
WHERE:                          Hotel Grand Hyatt, Marlene Dietrich Platz 2, Berlin, Germany 
WHEN:                             8 March 2016, 11.00-12.00 h. 
WHO/PARTICIPANTS:  Dr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General 
On the occasion of ITB Berlin, UNWTO is pleased to invite media professionals interested to know more about tourism trends and the challenges that the sector faces to join UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai in an open discussion. 
The factors impacting the tourism sector, the role of tourism in the recently approved Sustainable Development Goals as well as the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Tourism for Sustainable Development will be some of the topics to be tackled during the meeting. 
  
For further information about UNWTO activities at ITB, please visit:http://www2.unwto.org/event/itb-2016 
To attend the media briefing, kindly RSVP by 4 March 2016 to: comm@unwto.org 
  
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________ 
Media: _____________________________________________________________________________ 
Title: ______________________________________________________________________________ 
Tel.: _____________________________________________________________________________ 
Email: _____________________________________________________________________________ 
  
Contacts:  
UNWTO Media Officer: Rut Gómez Sobrino 
Tel.: (+34) 91 567 81 60 
UNWTO Communications and Publications Programme 
Tel.: (+34) 91 567 8100 / Fax: +34 91 567 8218  |